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Raptors to start season playing home games in Tampa, Florida
TORONTO, ON - For the start of the upcoming NBA season, you could call them the Tampa Raptors.The Toronto Raptors will start the 2020-2021 season playing their home games in Tampa, Florida.This comes ...
Nov 20, 2020
Canada Post reports $265-million loss in third quarter
OTTAWA, ON - Canada Post recorded a loss before tax of $265 million in the third quarter of 2020. Transaction mail and direct marketing revenue and higher costs had a major impact on earnings. Parcels...
Nov 20, 2020
International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists
Environmental groups say a new international ban on using a highly polluting fuel in Arctic waters is full of gaps. They say Canada should refuse to take advantage of loopholes the International Marit...
Nov 20, 2020
Ontario community grieving after shooting that killed officer, civilian
Residents of Ontario's Manitoulin Island are remembering a police officer shot and killed in the line of duty on Thursday as a gentle giant who loved his four kids dearly. Ben Quackenbush, a youth min...
Nov 20, 2020
Canadian running back Chase Brown is coming off career-best performance at Illinois
Canadian Chase Brown has a tough act to follow Saturday when the Illinois Fighting Illini visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. His own. The five-foot-11, 195-pound junior running back from Lond...
Nov 20, 2020
Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
Here's a look at some high-profile Canadian cases in which there was a not criminally responsible finding: Matthew Raymond Raymond shot and killed four people - two civilians and two police officers -...
Nov 20, 2020
Canadian Football League plans to restart play in 2021 with Grey Cup rematch
TORONTO - The CFL is planning to kick off a return to the field in 2021 with a rematch of its last Grey Cup contest. The league released a 2021 schedule Friday. It didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID...
Nov 20, 2020
Suspect in Quebec City sword attack will undergo psychiatric evaluation
QUEBEC - The 24-year-old man accused of first-degree murder in the Quebec City Halloween night sword attack will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Carl Girouard's lawyer, Benoit Labrecque, told Quebec...
Nov 20, 2020
Justin Hall to represent Lethbridge Hurricanes in CHL’s Memorial eCup
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has some exciting news for the gaming community.In partnership with Kia Canada and support from veeZion, the CHL has announced the inaugural edition o...
Nov 20, 2020
Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo named to MLS Best XI for second straight year
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo has been named to Major League Soccer's Best XI for the second straight year. The 29-year-old Spaniard is the only player from a Canadian team to make the all-st...
Nov 20, 2020